Footnote 2: Fearing that a German battle cruiser might slip past the blockade in the North Sea, the U.S. also stationed Battleship Division Six – consisting of Nevada, Oklahoma, and Utah – at Berehaven, Ireland. In the event a cruiser got loose, these ships could steam out into the Atlantic on four-hours’ notice and safeguard convoys. Jerry W. Jones, U.S. Battleship Operations in World War I (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1998): 100-102.